Retail
U.S.’ First Antiviral Mattress In Development By Serta, HeiQ Group
Textile designed by Swiss HeiQ Group proven effective in Europe against bacteria and viruses
Retail
Retail
Amazon Prime Day Delayed Until October (Tom’s Guide Report)
Prime Day slips to October because of coronavirus
Industry
Hot Summer Product Guide eBook is Now Available
Take a tour of new products announced at InfoComm this summer!
Retail
Top 25 E-tailers Report: Best Buy Surges Past Apple As Amazon Sails On
E-tailers hit hard in 2019, even with 3.6% overall growth
Retail
Top 50 Majap Dealers Report: Overall Major Appliance Sales Fall .9% In 2019
Dealers push forward as Sears continues to bleed out
Buying Groups
3 New Nationwide Vendor Partners Available To Boost Home Entertainment Experience
Austere, Enclave Audio and MantelMount complement one another in the at-home entertainment space.
Appliances
BrandSource Partners With Professional Service Association
Members gain access to PSA’s deep service library, PSANet
Buying Groups
Nationwide Marketing Group Announces Google Nest Prime Retail Program for Members
Group-exclusive program, supported by Audio America, makes all Google Nest products available to Nationwide Members.
Retail
Independent We Stand’s 2019 Indie Award Quarter-finalists Announced
New round of voting begins for winner of $25K prize package
Keeping Current
79% Of Small Business Owners Say No Recession Until Spring 2020 Or Later
Survey also finds 51% of small business owners engage in side hustles
Buying Groups
Nationwide Marketing Group Announces Its Partnership With TYTUS Grills
Over 40 dealers signed up to sell TYTUS grills at PrimeTime in August.
Retail
Target Aiming To Hire More Than 130,000 Seasonal Jobs
Hiring events at local stores Oct. 11-13 and Nov. 2-3
Industry
Ralph Lauren’s Lana Todorovich To Join Neiman Marcus As President And Chief Merchandising Officer
Todorovich responsible for driving the brand's innovative merchandising offerings
Retail
JCPenney Heads Outside With New St. John’s Bay Outdoor Lifestyle Apparel For Men
Line to launch in 600 stores, jcp.com in September
Accessories
Gamestop To Close 180-200 “Underperforming” Stores Before End Of 2019
Q2 Global sales report adjusted $32M net loss
Products
New LG Factory In China Could Make OLED TVs More Affordable
Gigantic OLED factory to boost panel production
Products
LG says its 8K is better than yours, as its 8K OLED and LED TVs come to market
LG's 8K TVs start rolling out this month
Industry
James (Jim) DePaul Announced As Executive Vice President Of Stores, JCPenney
DePaul to focus on improving in-store and omnichannel operations
Retail
Walgreens Announces It’s Closing 200 Pharmacies
Part of program to cut costs in changing industry
Retail
Amazon To Invest Over $700M In Employee Training Programs
“Upskill” program to span the next six years
Accessories
Toys ‘R’ Us Set To Return To U.S. In 2019
The iconic toy store will have small-scale re-entry to market
Retail
Amazon: 22 AmazonBasics Products Are Best-Sellers Across 51 Categories
AA batteries and microfiber cleaning cloths most popular AmazonBasics products
Retail
Best Buy, Apple Partner For Expanded Repair Service
Best Buy's Geek Squad has nearly 7,600 Apple-certified repair technicians
Retail
Kohl’s Launches Sensory-Friendly, Adaptive Apparel Line
New clothing part of Jumping Beans, SO and Urban Pipeline brands
Products
Videotel Releases VP90 4K Interactive Digital Signage Media Player
Free digital signage software included
Retail
Best Buy Welcomes Fifth CEO Corie Barry
Hubert Joly becomes executive chairman in leadership transition
Retail
Target Rolls Out Enhanced Family Care Benefits
Part-time, hourly and salary team members to benefit beginning fall 2019
Computers
Best Laptops Of 2019 – Tested & Reviewed: Laptop Mag
Best picks include Dell XPS 13, Acer Aspire E 15
Research
CouponFollow: 42% Of Online Shoppers Blowing Their Budgets
78% of online shoppers search for coupons before purchase
Retail
Sears Hometown And Outlet Stores To Reunite With Sears And Kmart
Transform Holdco LLC to acquire both in Q3 merger
Retail
Vayyar’s New Wall Scanner Brings Superman Vision To The DIY Crowd
Larger retail presence planned for 2020
Retail
Solving The Mobile Payments/POS Dilemma
Digital wallets in U.S. estimated to grow at a 45% CAGR to nearly $400B annually by 2022.
Retail
Electronic Express Sets Open Date For 3rd Alabama Store
Electronic Express announced the date when its third Alabama retail store will open: July 11.
Retail
Amazon Will Cover $10K In Start-Up Costs For Employees Who Want To Become Drivers
Will also supply up to three months of last gross salary
Retail
Walmart To Offer Free Next-Day Delivery On Orders Over $35
Intends to reach 75% of U.S. population by end of 2019
Retail
Walmart Teams Up With Google For Grocery Voice Ordering
New app brings voice ordering to Walmart customers
Retail
Amazon Bringing Two-Day Prime Delivery Down To Just One Day
Dedicating $800 million in Q2 spend for the effort
